Khushbu and Another v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, WRIT - C No. 6432 of 2026, decided 19-03-2026 by Vivek Kumar Singh, J. Khushbu and another v. State of U.P. and 3 others. Writ petition seeking mandamus against interference in peaceful married life and for police protection disposed as not maintainable for bypassing police authorities (respondent nos. 2 and 3); liberty granted to move police with an appropriate application, with a further liberty to approach the appropriate forum on police inaction. Keywords: protection of life and liberty, marital life, police protection, maintainability, alternative remedy, writ dismissed/disposed, no costs, no quantum.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is not maintainable because the petitioners filed it directly without first approaching the police authorities (respondent nos. 2 and 3) with any application for protection.